MSOC win vs WIU
0
Western Ill. WIU (2-3-1, 0-0-0)
3
Winner Northern Ky. NKU (1-2-2, 0-0-0)
Western Ill. WIU
(2-3-1, 0-0-0)
0
Final
3
Northern Ky. NKU
(1-2-2, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Western Ill. WIU 0 0 0
Northern Ky. NKU 1 2 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's soccer nets three goals, dominates in first win of 2024

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Northern Kentucky men's soccer picked up its first victory of 2024 on Sunday afternoon, dominating Western Illinois in a 3-0 shutout win. NKU is now 3-1-1 vs. Western Illinois all-time.

The offensive outburst marked the first time the Norse have netted three goals in a match since October of 2023 in a victory over Milwaukee.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 3, Western Illinois 0
LOCATION: NKU Soccer Stadium (Highland Heights, KY)
RECORDS: Northern Kentucky: 1-2-2 (0-0-0 Horizon), Western Illinois: 2-3-1 (0-0-0 OVC)

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Northern Kentucky peppered WIU with shots on goal, holding a 9-3 advantage in shots on target.
  • Nic Lemen saved all three shots on goal from the Leathernecks, posting his second clean sheet of the season.
  • WIU held the advantage in corner kicks (5-2) but the Norse kept the ball out of danger on set pieces.
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Ali Taleb netted his first goal of the season to put the Norse on the board in the 33rd minute. Yonatan Cohen was credited with the assist, his first of the year.
  • Tyler Murphy wasted no time out of the halftime break, scoring in just the fourth minute after kickoff on an assist by Nico Stoddart.
  • Bennett Gerak provided the dagger for NKU with an unassisted goal in the 76th minute.
UP NEXT
  • Northern Kentucky kicks off conference play on Saturday with a trip to Robert Morris.
FOLLOW NKU NORSE MEN'S SOCCER
Get in the game and follow Northern Kentucky's NCAA Division I men's soccer team through @NKUNorseSoc on Twitter, @nkunorsemsoc on Instagram, nkunorsemsoc on Facebook, and subscribe to the NKU Norse Youtube channel. 


 
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